# SmartGrowth - Population growth
_This page includes activities for students about concepts and statistics related to population growth and the demographics of the western Bay of Plenty sub-region._
This is one of six education resource topics created for teachers of geography. This page includes activities for students about concepts and statistics related to population growth and the demographics of the western Bay of Plenty sub-region.
The chart below outlines all activities that can be used in the classroom as well as assessment information. This resource targets geography achievement standards level 6-8 and social studies level 5.
| Activities | Activities | Assessment | Curriculum Level | Geographic concepts | Geographic skills |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1a | **Western Bay of Plenty sub-region - Population change over time**
- Existing knowledge brainstorm
- PowerPoint slides and activity
- Inquiry chart
- Quiz and discussion
- [Activity Summary](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890883/content "Activity Summary")
- [Brainstorm template](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890885/content "Brainstorm template")
- [Inquiry chart](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890887/content "Inquiry chart")
- [PowerPoint summary](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890871/content "PowerPoint summary")
- [PowerPoint presentation slides](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3887619/content "PowerPoint presentation slides") | 1.2, 2.2, 3.2, 1.6, 2.6, 3.6, 2.5, 3.5 | 5, 6 | Change
Spatial patterns | Graphing |
| 1b | **Population growth issues - why SmartGrowth?**
- Group brainstorm activity
- Discussion
- [Activity Summary](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890889/content "Activity Summary")
- [Brainstorming worksheet](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890892/content "Brainstorming worksheet") | 1.2, 2.2, 3.2, 1.6, 2.6, 3.6, 2.5, 3.5 | 5, 6, 7, 8 | Change | Valuing skills |
| 1c | **Population distribution and density**
- Fishbone activity
- PowerPoint slides discussion and activity
- Google Earth activity
- Figure comparison
- Quiz and Discussion
- [Activity Summary](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3888925/content "Activity summary")
- [Fishbone template](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890895/content "Fishbone template")
- [PowerPoint summary](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890873/content "PowerPoint summary")
- [PowerPoint presentation slides](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3887621/content "PowerPoint presentation slides") | 1.2, 2.2, 3.2, 1.6, 2.6, 3.6, 2.5, 3.5 | 5, 6 | Change
Environments
Spatial patterns | Valuing skills
Graphing
Visuals |
| 1d | **Age-sex pyramid**
- PowerPoint slides and group discussion
- Reading and quiz
- T Chart activity
- [Activity Summary](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3888927/content "Activity Summary")
- [T-chart examples](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890923/content "T-chart examples")
- [PowerPoint summary](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890875/content "PowerPoint summary")
- [PowerPoint presentation slides](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3887623/content "PowerPoint presentation slides") | 1.2, 2.2, 3.2, 1.6, 2.6, 3.6, 2.5, 3.5 | 5, 6, 7, 8 | Change
Spatial patterns | Visuals |
| 1e | **Growth drivers and population migration**
- Inquiry chart
- PowerPoint presentation and discussion
- Discussion and quiz
- PowerPoint group activity
- OPV (other points of view) activity
- [Activity Summary](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3888963/content "Activity Summary")
- [Inquiry Chart](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890897/content "Inquiry Chart")
- [PowerPoint summary](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890877/content "PowerPoint summary")
- [PowerPoint presentation slides](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3887626/content "PowerPoint presentation slides") | 1.2, 2.2, 3.2, 1.6, 2.6, 3.6, 2.5, 3.5 | 5, 6, 7, 8 | Change
Spatial patterns | Visuals
Valuing skills |
| 1f | **Economics of (Smart)Growth**
- Discussion
- PowerPoint presentation
- Discussion and group brainstorm
- Become the expert activity
- Learning circles activity
- [Activity Summary](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890899/content "Activity Summary")
- [Learning circles template](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890901/content "Learning circles template")
- [PowerPoint summary](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890879/content "PowerPoint summary")
- [PowerPoint presentation slides](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A642911/content "PowerPoint presentation slides") | 1.2, 2.2, 3.2, 1.6, 2.6, 3.6, 2.5, 3.5 | 5, 6, 7, 8 | Change
Perspectives | Graphing
Valuing skills |
| 1g | **Looking back and looking forward**
- Card activity and discussion
- [Activity Summary](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890903/content "Activity Summary")
- [Looking back cards](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890905/content "Looking back cards") | 2.2, 3.2, 3.3, 1.6, 2.6, 3.6, 2.5, 3.5 | 6, 7, 8 | Change | Valuing skills |
| 1h | **Ecological sustainability, ecological footprinting and household consumption**
- Individual or small group information sheet activity
- [Activity Summary](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3888929/content "Activity Summary")
- [Sustainability and Consumption Info Sheet](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890911/content "Sustainability and Consumption Info Sheet")
- [Sustainability and Consumption Simplified](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890909/content "Sustainability and Consumption Simplified")
- [SmartGrowth three level Reading Guide](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890913/content "SmartGrowth three level Reading Guide")
- [Ecological footprinting Info Sheet](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890907/content "Ecological footprinting Info Sheet") | 1.2, 2.2, 3.2, 1.6, 2.6, 3.6, 2.5, 3.5 | 6, 7, 8 | Environments
Change | Valuing skills |
| 1i | **Population concepts matching game**
- Small group easy vocab matching game
- [Activity Summary](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890915/content "Activity Summary")
- [Matching Game](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890917/content "Matching Game") | 1.2 | 5, 6 | Processes | Valuing skills |
| 1j | **Western Bay of Plenty sub-region population growth - Crossword**
- [Activity Summary](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890919/content "Activity Summary")
- [Crossword](https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A3890921/content "Crossword") | Various | 5, 6, 7 8 | Processes | Change |